wake-up call
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But the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator knows his unit must show urgency and improvement Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after a rude wake-up call in the season opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf said at the time that the incident was "a wake-up call" for the industry.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was a revelation, and a wake-up call, for fellow retailers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
It wasn’t the only such incident, but it was the loudest wake-up call so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was a wake-up call for all of us: As refugees in America, we were at the bottom of the heap.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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